Investment Strategies
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Ric Edelman: What’s Wrong With IRAs, 401(k)s, and the Industry That Sells Them
By Jane Wollman RusoffThe outspoken Edelman talks to ThinkAdvisor about how Wall Street preys on investors, the unconventional structure of his practice and why he opposes mutual funds.
May 09, 2014
Emerging Markets Dominate Global GDPPortfolios have not caught up with this shift, says analyst Jan Dehn of Ashmore.
May 08, 2014
China’s Economy ‘Not Going Over a Cliff,’ JPMorgan SaysIts GDP growth is slowing to 7.5% from a 10-year average of 9.9%, according to a JPMorgan portfolio manager.
May 07, 2014
Investors Pouring More Into Impact InvestmentsInstitutional investors expect to commit 19% more capital to impact investments in 2014 than they did last year, according to a recent survey.
May 07, 2014
Gundlach: Golden Age of Housing Is OverCEO Jeffrey Gundlach of DoubleLine says the fundamentals of the housing market are weak and that the recession has scarred a generation of home buyers.
May 07, 2014
Top 10 Richest Prep Schools for 2014: Biggest EndowmentsThe Andovers and Exeters of the world use huge funds to pay for operations and tuition.
May 06, 2014
The Ultimate Alternative InvestmentAdvisors looking for alternative asset classes have an option that may beat lumber or vintage wine, according to Servo's Eric Nelson: small-cap stocks.
May 06, 2014
Top 10 Best Jobs of the Future: 2014Financial advisors make it onto the list of the best jobs, with many other positions aimed at helping aging baby boomers.